GIA researchers analysed more than 90,000 natural pink diamonds to better understand how these rare and beautiful diamonds formed and got their colour.
Read MoreDrusy jewellery has surged in popularity in recent years. Celebrities wear it on the red carpet and designers clamour for it at gem shows.
Read MoreYoung patients at St Jude Children’s Research Hospital recently explored the inner world of gems and minerals with a visiting team from GIA.
Read MoreReviews diamond discoveries at the Lomonosov deposit, as well as the geology of the Arkhangelsk kimberlite province.
Read MoreDr Evan Smith, Ph.D., GIA research scientist, has dedicated his work to methodically characterising the inclusions found in rare diamonds. In this video presentation recorded at the 2017 JCK Las Vegas show, Smith shares his findings on the unexpected ori
Read MoreThese red, pink and orange hued gems evoke passion and excitement – and are surefire accessories for sultry summer days.
Read MoreIn July 2013, GIA’s Shane McClure, Duncan Pay and Robert Weldon travelled with videographer Kevin Schumacher to the remote south-east corner of the US state of Oregon to visit three of the region’s sunstone mines.
Read MoreGIA’s postdoctoral programme gives researchers access to gemmological data, equipment, and rare, unusual and large gems in its laboratories.
Read MoreIn mid-November of 2016, GIA instructor Ric Taylor travelled to the Ramat Gan offices of the Israel Diamond Manufacturers Association Ltd to teach the Institute’s five-day Diamond Grading Lab class.
Read MoreGIA field gemmologists journeyed to a sapphire deposit near Weldborough in North Eastern Tasmania in 2012 and 2013 to gather samples for GIA’s reference collection.
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